Strip is the power. I'm ready to strip... I think everyone is. In that I'm saying I think everyone is ready to take off masks and pretentious costumes that don't represent who they truly are.

Be yourself & stand out because that's what makes you different.

Artistry has to define the Artist so there is no other way but to create the kind of music that speaks about who you are and what's important to you, therefore individualizing the Artist.

..for Africa was in a way none of them could explain linked up with heaven and they thought of the two places with the same reverence and ultimate longing.

To write fiction, one needs a whole series of inspirations about people in an actual environment, and then a whole lot of work on the basis of those inspirations.

In enlightenment you have to convince a teacher not only that you are worthy of teaching, but then that they should show you some of the secrets.

All true tea lovers not only like their tea strong, but like it a little stronger with each year that passes.

I don't want to be king, I want to be real.

If you learn to enjoy waiting, you don't have to wait to enjoy.

[My] style evolved, not changed, but I think evolved as I grew and matured. I don't think there was any kind of change I did in a deliberate way - I think I just evolved.

Your mind, more than your actions, determines your net worth.

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

Showing strength is different than showing muscle.